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Roorkee: A former employee of IIT Roorkee has been arrested for embezzlement of about one crore rupees of the institute. Police say that the accused was trying to escape to Gorakhpur with his family. He was arrested from the rented house. DIG in Civil Lines Kotwali, SSP Dr. Yogendra Singh Rawat told in a press conference that Prashant Garg of IIT had told on 11 December 2020 that the Senior Assistant Clerk had transferred about 1.05 crores in his 13 personal accounts. .
An inquiry committee was constituted by IIT. The inquiry committee had confirmed embezzlement in its report. In the written reply also, Dheeraj Kumar Upadhyay had accepted the allegations against him. The service of Dheeraj Kumar Upadhyay was terminated on 19 October 2020. Kotwali police had registered a case against Dheeraj Kumar Upadhyay. The investigation was handed over to Sub-Inspector Narendra Singh. Police got information that Dheeraj Kumar Upadhyay is currently living in a rented house in Banghedi Mahavatpur.
He is trying to escape to Gorakhpur with his family. After this, the police team has arrested the accused Dheeraj Kumar Upadhyay son Rajeshwar Upadhyay resident of Paterha police station Padrauna district Kushinagar Uttar Pradesh Hall Banghedi Mahavatpur. The police team included Inspector Amar Chand Sharma, SI Narendra Singh, Constable Vinod Chaprana, Raghuveer Singh and Arvind.
The SSP said that Rs 20 lakh is currently deposited in the bank account of former senior assistant clerk Dheeraj Kumar Upadhyay. Those who have been held. So that the said amount cannot be withdrawn. The accused was on the run since 11 December 2020.
